European stocks finished up Friday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
-0.12%
increasing 1.08% to 465.31.
The German DAX
DAX,
-0.20%
added 1.44% to 15,961.02, the French CAC 40 index
PX1,
-0.21%
increased 1.26% to 7,432.93 and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
+0.74%
increased 0.98% to 7,778.38.
Of the Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, electric utilities company Scatec ASA
SCATC,
-0.55%
saw the largest increase Friday, as shares surged 12.6%.
Shares of clothing/textiles firm adidas AG
ADS,
-0.72%
and telephone systems company Telecom Italia S.p.A.
TIT,
-1.47%
increased 8.9% and 8.1%, respectively.
Grifols S.A.
GRF,
+1.41%,
a health care/life sciences company, and business/consumer services business Scout24 SE
G24,
-0.17%
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks gained 6.0% and 5.3%, respectively.
Shares of machinery company GEA Group AG
G1A,
-0.41%
saw the largest decrease among Stoxx Europe 600 constituents, as shares declined 6.3% on Friday.
Shares of agriculture firm Bakkafrost P/F
BAKKA,
+0.27%
and media/entertainment company Viaplay Group AB Series B
VPLAY.B,
-2.77%
fell 6.0% and 4.8%, respectively.
Auto1 Group SE
AG1,
-1.66%,
a retail company, and agriculture business Mowi ASA
MOWI,
-3.91%
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 4.3% and 2.6%, respectively.
The pound
GBPUSD,
-0.05%
was up 0.55% against the dollar, and the euro
EURUSD,
-0.01%
was up 0.14%. Brent crude
BRN00,
-0.54%
rose 3.54% to $75.07.
The yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
4.335%
increased 12.67 basis points to 3.781%, and the yield on the German 10-year bund
TMBMKDE-10Y,
2.443%
rose 10.460 basis points to 2.29%.
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